and faced round and form'd in a half-circle. I saw a number
of people near the middle of kingstreet, about twenty yards
from the centry-box. I spoke out, and desired that no distur-
bance might be betwixt the inhabitants and the soldiers, for if
the soldiers were in fault, there was their officer, which I look'd
upon to be the officer of the day, and he could settle the affair
in one minute; then I spake to two men to speak to the offi-
cer ; then I see two or three advance towards the officer. I
heard some words pass, what they were I know not ; I turned
round and spake to the people to step off and let them that
went to the officer settle the dispute, the people standing still,
I turned towards the officer and see him fall into the regular circle,
then I heard the word FIRE, on my left one gun was fir'd off
by a soldier on their right. Upon which I rushed in, then
seeing the first soldier that fired run at some persons and fall
upon the ground, I hallow'd to take his gun from him, then
I received three pushes by their bayonets, two in my left arm and one
in my breast; that at my breast I struck off with a stick, and the
gun went off instantly. Then I drew back, and finding one dead,
as I thought, on my left and one on my right, I then run over
to quaker-lane, where I saw a number of people, I desired
them to step out and keep the soldiers from getting off; from
thence I went over to the other side the street, to the lane near
the town watch-house, where I desired the people to step out,
and not to let the soldiers get off, for I would go home and get
my gun and bring a party against them, which I did, but meet-
ing some of the inhabitants returning, they told me the soldiers
were gone off and affairs would be settled to-morrow, on
that I went home.     NATH. FOSDICK.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 17, 1770. Nath. Fosdick, above-
named, after due examination, made oath to the truth of
the above-written affidavit, taken to perpetuate the re-
membrance of the thing.
Before RI. DANA, Just. of Peace and of the Quorum.
SAM. PEMBERTON, Just. Peace.

(No. 52)
JOseph Hooton, jun. of lawful age testifies and says, that
coming from the south end of Boston, on Monday even-
ing the 5th instant, against the old south meeting-house he
heard a great noise and tumult, with the cry of murder often
repeated. Proceeding towards the town-house the deponent